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-{% load layout %}
-{% load i18n %}
-{% load static %}
-<!DOCTYPE html>
-<html lang="{% get_lang %}">
-<head>
-    <title>{% block title %}BookWyrm{% endblock %} - {{ site.name }}</title>
-    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/vendor/bulma.min.css' %}">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/vendor/icons.css' %}">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/bookwyrm.css' %}">
-
-    <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="{% url 'opensearch' %}" title="{% blocktrans with site_name=site.name %}{{ site_name }} search{% endblocktrans %}" />
-
-    <link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="{% if site.favicon %}{% get_media_prefix %}{{ site.favicon }}{% else %}{% static "images/favicon.ico" %}{% endif %}">
-
-    {% if preview_images_enabled is True %}
-    <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
-    {% else %}
-    <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary">
-    {% endif %}
-    <meta name="twitter:title" content="{% if title %}{{ title }} - {% endif %}{{ site.name }}">
-    <meta name="og:title" content="{% if title %}{{ title }} - {% endif %}{{ site.name }}">
-    <meta name="twitter:description" content="{{ site.instance_tagline }}">
-    <meta name="og:description" content="{{ site.instance_tagline }}">
-
-    {% block opengraph_images %}
-        {% include 'snippets/opengraph_images.html' %}
-    {% endblock %}
-    <meta name="twitter:image:alt" content="BookWyrm Logo">
-
-    {% block head_links %}{% endblock %}
-</head>
-<body>
-{% block body %}
-<nav class="navbar" aria-label="main navigation">
-    <div class="container">
-        <div class="navbar-brand">
-            <a class="navbar-item" href="/">
-                <img class="image logo" src="{% if site.logo_small %}{% get_media_prefix %}{{ site.logo_small }}{% else %}{% static "images/logo-small.png" %}{% endif %}" alt="{% blocktrans with site_name=site.name %}{{ site_name }} home page{% endblocktrans %}">
-            </a>
-            <form class="navbar-item column is-align-items-start pt-5" action="{% url 'search' %}">
-                <div class="field has-addons">
-                    <div class="control">
-                        {% if user.is_authenticated %}
-                            {% trans "Search for a book, user, or list" as search_placeholder %}
-                        {% else %}
-                            {% trans "Search for a book" as search_placeholder %}
-                        {% endif %}
-                        <input aria-label="{{ search_placeholder }}" id="search_input" class="input" type="text" name="q" placeholder="{{ search_placeholder }}" value="{{ query }}">
-                    </div>
-                    <div class="control">
-                        <button class="button" type="submit">
-                            <span class="icon icon-search" title="{% trans 'Search' %}">
-                                <span class="is-sr-only">{% trans "Search" %}</span>
-                            </span>
-                        </button>
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-            </form>
-
-            <button type="button" tabindex="0" class="navbar-burger pulldown-menu my-4" data-controls="main_nav" aria-expanded="false">
-                <i class="icon icon-dots-three-vertical" aria-hidden="true"></i>
-                <span class="is-sr-only">{% trans "Main navigation menu" %}</span>
-            </button>
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="navbar-menu" id="main_nav">
-            <div class="navbar-start">
-                {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
-                <a href="/#feed" class="navbar-item mt-3 py-0">
-                    {% trans "Feed" %}
-                </a>
-                <a href="{% url 'lists' %}" class="navbar-item mt-3 py-0">
-                    {% trans "Lists" %}
-                </a>
-                <a href="{% url 'discover' %}" class="navbar-item mt-3 py-0">
-                    {% trans "Discover" %}
-                </a>
-                {% endif %}
-            </div>
-
-            <div class="navbar-end">
-            {% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
-                <div class="navbar-item mt-3 py-0 has-dropdown is-hoverable">
-                    <a
-                        href="{{ request.user.local_path }}"
-                        class="navbar-link pulldown-menu"
-                        role="button"
-                        aria-expanded="false"
-                        tabindex="0"
-                        aria-haspopup="true"
-                        aria-controls="navbar-dropdown"
-                    >
-                        {% include 'snippets/avatar.html' with user=request.user %}
-                        <span class="ml-2">{{ request.user.display_name }}</span>
-                    </a>
-                    <ul class="navbar-dropdown" id="navbar_dropdown">
-                        <li>
-                            <a href="{% url 'directory' %}" class="navbar-item">
-                                {% trans "Directory" %}
-                            </a>
-                        </li>
-                        <li>
-                            <a href="{% url 'user-shelves' request.user.localname %}" class="navbar-item">
-                                {% trans 'Your Books' %}
-                            </a>
-                        </li>
-                        <li>
-                            <a href="{% url 'direct-messages' %}" class="navbar-item">
-                                {% trans "Direct Messages" %}
-                            </a>
-                        </li>
-                        <li>
-                            <a href="{% url 'prefs-profile' %}" class="navbar-item">
-                                {% trans 'Settings' %}
-                            </a>
-                        </li>
-                        {% if perms.bookwyrm.create_invites or perms.moderate_user %}
-                        <li class="navbar-divider" role="presentation">&nbsp;</li>
-                        {% endif %}
-                        {% if perms.bookwyrm.create_invites and not site.allow_registration %}
-                        <li>
-                            <a href="{% url 'settings-invite-requests' %}" class="navbar-item">
-                                {% trans 'Invites' %}
-                            </a>
-                        </li>
-                        {% endif %}
-                        {% if perms.bookwyrm.moderate_user %}
-                        <li>
-                            <a href="{% url 'settings-dashboard' %}" class="navbar-item">
-                                {% trans 'Admin' %}
-                            </a>
-                        </li>
-                        {% endif %}
-                        <li class="navbar-divider" role="presentation">&nbsp;</li>
-                        <li>
-                            <a href="{% url 'logout' %}" class="navbar-item">
-                                {% trans 'Log out' %}
-                            </a>
-                        </li>
-                    </ul>
-                </div>
-                <div class="navbar-item mt-3 py-0">
-                    <a href="{% url 'notifications' %}" class="tags has-addons">
-                        <span class="tag is-medium">
-                            <span class="icon icon-bell" title="{% trans 'Notifications' %}">
-                                <span class="is-sr-only">{% trans "Notifications" %}</span>
-                            </span>
-                        </span>
-                        {% with request.user.unread_notification_count as notification_count %}
-                        <span
-                            class="{% if not notification_count %}is-hidden {% elif request.user.has_unread_mentions %}is-danger {% endif %}tag is-medium transition-x"
-                            data-poll-wrapper
-                        >
-                            <span data-poll="notifications">{{ notification_count }}</span>
-                        </span>
-                        {% endwith %}
-                    </a>
-                </div>
-                {% else %}
-                <div class="navbar-item pt-5 pb-0">
-                    {% if request.path != '/login' and request.path != '/login/' %}
-                    <div class="columns">
-                        <div class="column">
-                            <form name="login" method="post" action="{% url 'login' %}?next={{ request.path }}">
-                                {% csrf_token %}
-                                <div class="columns is-variable is-1">
-                                    <div class="column">
-                                        <label class="is-sr-only" for="id_localname">{% trans "Username:" %}</label>
-                                        <input type="text" name="localname" maxlength="150" class="input" required="" id="id_localname" placeholder="{% trans 'username' %}">
-                                    </div>
-                                    <div class="column">
-                                        <label class="is-sr-only" for="id_password">{% trans "Password:" %}</label>
-                                        <input type="password" name="password" maxlength="128" class="input" required="" id="id_password" placeholder="{% trans 'password' %}">
-                                        <p class="help"><a href="{% url 'password-reset' %}">{% trans "Forgot your password?" %}</a></p>
-                                    </div>
-                                    <div class="column is-narrow">
-                                        <button class="button is-primary" type="submit">{% trans "Log in" %}</button>
-                                    </div>
-                                </div>
-                            </form>
-                        </div>
-                        {% if site.allow_registration and request.path != '' and request.path != '/' %}
-                        <div class="column is-narrow">
-                            <a href="/" class="button is-link">
-                                {% trans "Join" %}
-                            </a>
-                        </div>
-                        {% endif %}
-                    </div>
-                    {% endif %}
-                </div>
-                {% endif %}
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</nav>
-
-{% if request.user.is_authenticated and active_announcements.exists %}
-<div class="block is-flex-grow-1">
-    <div class="container">
-        {% for announcement in active_announcements %}
-        {% include 'snippets/announcement.html' with announcement=announcement %}
-        {% endfor %}
-    </div>
-</div>
-{% endif %}
-
-<div class="section is-flex-grow-1">
-    <div class="container">
-        {# almost every view needs to know the user shelves #}
-        {% with request.user.shelf_set.all as user_shelves %}
-        {% block content %}
-        {% endblock %}
-        {% endwith %}
-    </div>
-</div>
-
-<div role="region" aria-live="polite" id="live-messages">
-    <p id="status-success-message" class="live-message is-sr-only is-hidden">{% trans "Successfully posted status" %}</p>
-    <p id="status-error-message" class="live-message notification is-danger p-3 pr-5 pl-5 is-hidden">{% trans "Error posting status" %}</p>
-</div>
-{% endblock %}
-
-<footer class="footer">
-    <div class="container">
-        <div class="columns">
-            <div class="column is-one-fifth">
-                <p>
-                <a href="{% url 'about' %}">{% blocktrans with site_name=site.name %}About {{ site_name }}{% endblocktrans %}</a>
-                </p>
-                {% if site.admin_email %}
-                <p>
-                    <a href="mailto:{{ site.admin_email }}">{% trans "Contact site admin" %}</a>
-                </p>
-                {% endif %}
-                <p>
-                    <a href="https://docs.joinbookwyrm.com/">{% trans "Documentation" %}</a>
-                </p>
-            </div>
-            <div class="column content is-two-fifth">
-                {% if site.support_link %}
-                <p>
-                    <span class="icon icon-heart"></span>
-                    {% blocktrans with site_name=site.name support_link=site.support_link support_title=site.support_title %}Support {{ site_name }} on <a href="{{ support_link }}" target="_blank">{{ support_title }}</a>{% endblocktrans %}
-                </p>
-                {% endif %}
-                <p>
-                {% blocktrans %}BookWyrm's source code is freely available. You can contribute or report issues on <a href="https://github.com/mouse-reeve/bookwyrm">GitHub</a>.{% endblocktrans %}
-                </p>
-            </div>
-            {% if site.footer_item %}
-            <div class="column">
-                <p>{{ site.footer_item|safe }}</p>
-            </div>
-            {% endif %}
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</footer>
-
-<script>
-    var csrf_token = '{{ csrf_token }}';
-</script>
-
-<script src="{% static "js/bookwyrm.js" %}?v={{ js_cache }}"></script>
-<script src="{% static "js/localstorage.js" %}?v={{ js_cache }}"></script>
-<script src="{% static "js/status_cache.js" %}?v={{ js_cache }}"></script>
-
-{% block scripts %}{% endblock %}
-
-</body>
-</html>
-
